Disneyland Southend

 I learned recently that Universal was building an amusement park in Bedford. I thought to myself that Disney are rivals of Universal and may also want to build an amusement park in Britain; if they did, I thought it would be a good idea to build the park next to Southend airport if it was possible. Perhaps if Rochford golf club sold their land or they used public green land nearby. If they did build Disney land next to southend airport, they wouldn't need to worry about noise complaints because the airport already makes noise. Southend is near London and on the coast so it already has tourist gravity. There is also an amusement park on the sea front in Southend itself. People would visit the area more knowing there were two amusement parks. 

If you want to know what Southend airport is like, I found this video made by a travel journalist and he covered everything about the airport. I was impressed by his knowledge and comprehensive overview.

Shai Explores Southend Airport Video 

From the government's perspective, it would also bring relief to Heathrow and Gatwick airport because tourists could fly to that airport instead and stay in a resort and still visit London. 

I think it is a good idea to build an amusement park next to Southend airport, what do you think? 

Getting About Southend

If I wanted to go to coastal town of Southend, I would take and c2c train from 'west ham' train station because the station intersects with several other train lines, Jubilee, District and Hammersmith & city lines, I would carefully use intersecting stations that share the same platform for convenience to get to west ham station; Southend-on-Sea has been reclassified as a city recently. 

If you're a tourist visiting from an area that isn't near the coast its worth doing. I recently discovered that the new the Elisabeth line intersects with a c2c train station, Stratford on the Jubilee line. That is quite useful to know. If you're close to the Elizabeth line, you could go to Stratford instead of west Ham and get the train from there. 

I still prefer 'West Ham' myself because the station is quite compact and easy to get to. You can get to 'West Ham' Station by taking a Jubilee train or district train, or even Hammersmith & City Train. I think even the DLR goes there. 

What October 2021 Means To Me

At the start of October my extended family gained a new girl called Luna. I was very worried about my sister in law and her partner but the child birth was fine and Luna was born safely. There are now 2 Pandemic babies in our family, Nathaniel on my brother's side and Luna on my wife's side, they are spaced out by about 10 months. 

Throughout this month, a volcano on the Canary Island of 'La Palma' was continuously erupting and caused a lot of damage to the towns. I also learned that the Canary Islands isn't in the Mediterranean sea, it is in the Atlantic Ocean and is part of Africa. They are Spanish islands but they sit on the African continent. I learn something new every day. 

The elected leader of Southend town, 'David Amass' campaigned for Southend to be reclassified as a city for many years, in the middle of October on the 15th, he was assassinated by a Terrorist. As a tribute to the politician, the house of Commons in parliament asked the Queen to reclassify Southend as a city, she agreed. On June next year during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Queen will declare Southend a City. Southend is the nearest coastal town to London. Last summer my son had his first day trip to the coast in Southend. The coastal town of Southend is on the Thames Estuary, the place where the sea and the river Thames converge. 

Then the leaders of the world headed for Glasgow in Scotland to make promises about when they will bring their nation's net CO2 emissions to Zero, the meeting was for this week. Lots of big promises are being made right now. Let's see what happens. 

New City

Last week the MP for Southend, 'David Amess' was assassinated while he was serving the community by a extremist terrorist. One thing that stood out about David was his desire for Southend to be reclassified as a City. So, the whole house of commons chamber of Parliament decided to ask the Queen to reclassify Southend as a City. The Queen agreed and will declare Southend to be a city on her platinum Jubilee celebration on June 2022. I'm not sure sure how they will go about it. Perhaps they will condense the whole district into a city, so Basildon, Canvey island, WestCliff and Southend will be one city. Perhaps it will only be Southend town centre that will be classified as a city. I don't know. I will watch and observe.  

Southend is the nearest coastal sea town to London and it is very straightforward to get there. You just go to 'West Ham' train station and take the c2c train from there. The ticket machines are in the station and the tickets are about £11 return last time I checked. It takes less than one hour for the train to get there. I think that 'West Ham' train station intersects with the Jubilee line, DLR and a few others so it is very easy to get there. I'm no stranger to Southend, I took my son there for his first day trip to the coast last summer. Southend is on the Thames estuary, the place where the river Thames meets the sea. There is something there for the whole family, it has the longest pleasure pier on earth, beach side cafés, amousement parks, adventure golf, all sorts of things. Plus there is a nice view of the Ocean. 

Let's see what happens in 2022. 

David Amess Assassinated

About two days ago on the 15th of October, the MP for Southend 'David Amess' was stabbed to death while he was meeting the community. The news thinks his death was an act of Terrorism. This is the second time in a short period that a member of Parliament has been assassinated. I feel pity for the man and his family. I'm sure other MPs are wondering if they will be next. 

My view is that death can come at any time, there are so many hazards that could end my life and eventually I will die. I don't know when or how I will die but I know I will eventually. The heart could stop pumping, blood clot, stroke, infection, accident on the road or blunt force trauma to the head. So many things could happen. I am lucky to still be alive, I could have been in a country that is at war and forced to fight and be killed already. I have avoided all the deadly diseases in this world, I am grateful for that. 

I think to myself every day that this day could be my last day in this world so I try to make something nice every day even if it is just an entry in this blog or a pen and pencil sketch on paper.